Egypt wouldn’t fire on Iran ship

upi.com
August 29, 2012

Egypt’s Navy refused a U.S. request to fire on an Iranian weapons ship heading for violence-torn Syria through the Suez Canal, al-Arabiya reported.

“The Suez Canal is a narrow waterway and it is impossible for military action to take place there,” Mohab Mamish, recently appointed chairman of the Suez Canal Authority and former Egyptian Navy commander told al-Arabiya.

The U.S. request was made recently, the report said.

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This article was posted: Wednesday, August 29, 2012 at 11:05 am

Tags: foreign affairs, technology, war

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